The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-02-11
HOME JOTTINGS.
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See notice of oil.
The w. c. 7. U. meets every Tues
day at 5 p. m. All are welcome.
The Golden Days" and "Youth.
Companion" at the Reading rooms.
The Odd Fellows will give ball al
their hall on Friday evening of next
week.
Thanks to the friend who donated
two years back numbers of Youth,
Companion.
Geo. NJ. Ray has price list in to.
days issue which our readers should not
fail to peruse.
The w. C. T. U. reading room open
every day from to 10 and all day Sun
day. Free TO all.
Commissioners Diamond will handle
the funds of the State Alliance for the
ensuing year.
After the present week, Mr.Geo. T.
Barr will be found at c. ID. Taylor's
jewelry store.
The Wide Awakes meet every Sab
bath afternoon at $3.50. All children are
cordially invited.
-Frink & Richards, of the Golden
Lion Dry Goods House, have a new
lad" in this issue.
j. q. Roller has choice baled hay
TO sell at very reasonable prices. Call
on him before you buy.
-Che w. c. T. U. earnestly solicit
friends TO send in papers, magazines and
books for the reading room.
"A magic lantern entertainment will
be held at the Presbyterian church to-
night. Admission only 10 cents.
Geo. NJ. Ray, grocer, has a price-list
in to-day's paper, which indicates HIM
TO be up TO the demands Of the times on
low prices.
j. G. Roller wants dressed poultry
and hogs, timothy and clover seed, also
barley, and will pay good prices for the
same.
$. NJ. Craddick has associated with
him in business B. S. Elmendorf. Here
after the firm will be known as Grad
dick 4 Elmendorf.
d. w. Selleck, Esq, the popular
Eagle Lake merchant, has price-list
in to-day's paper which will convince
people that he will not be undersold.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Roberts entertained
a company of friends Wednesday even
ing at six hand progressive euchre. The
occasion was fraught with much pleas
ure.
The business men Of Mankato fee
somewhat repaid for their interest in the
reading room if few of the six hundred
in attendance last month is any indIca-
ton.
The celebrated Peak family will Wis
it this city in the near future and give
one of their unique, amusing and in
structiye entertainments. Particulars
in due time.
The Methodist Episcopal Church
Sociable will be held next Wednesday
evening al the residence of Mrs. w. d
Tompkins. Supper ready at 6 O'Clock
Everybody invited.
Next Monday Is st. Valentines Day
and our dealers have anticipated the
warnings of the young heart by laying
in large stock of beautiful missiyes with
touching sentiments.
The Supreme Court say that JulIs
Pye is entitled to damages against the
city on account of the overflow of he
property by water. The finding of thu
District Court Is sustained.
"A companie of discreete youngt
MEME will finde We best places for W
menne and womenne folks at We Oldt
Folkes' Concerto at we Opera House, OF
ye Friday evLning, We 18th of February
Yesterday morning the people o
Mankato were all eager for news on the
outcome of the high license vote in the
House. It's passage by large majority
was received with satisfaction by the
masses.
The lecture on "The Coming Man
by Rev. Z. r. Lathrop, at the Metho
dist church on Tuesday evening, was {
timely and able presentation OF liv'
questions, and highly appreciated b!
the audience.
p. Zimmerman, Esq. sold bill o
goods in Van Vert, OHIO, on Monday
and telegraphed PHI. & u. at Mankato
TO forward the order per first freight. L
makes little difference where "Zim" is
he never forgets business.
-Ye tax to go into we Opera House OF
We evening of Friday, We 18th of Feb'y
will be 35 pence, We lawful money, ano
ifso be We give tymely notice to ye maj
called Griebel on We Front road, gooC
seat will be kept for We, and no more t.
be paid. III
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Anderson are calleC
upon to mourn the loss of their littl,
eleven year old son, who died on Friday
last, of enlargement of the heart. Th'
child was buried on Sunday, and large
number of friends joined in shown,
their sympathy to the bereaved parents
On the first page of to-day's pape
will be found the list of taxes remainiD,
delinquent on the first Monday in Jan
nary. To many of our readers this rath
er extended article will prove of little o
no interest, while TO others it will prov
Ofconsiderable moment. The total mum
Der of descriptions is l,065.
The Old Settlers meeting at Maple
ton, yesterday, was great success. 4
large number of pioneer settlers weI
present, and considerable speechifyin
was INDUCED. This was the initia
meeting of the kind, but it may be pu
down as morally certain that it wi
not be the last. At the close of the al
ternoon meeting, basket picnic was en-
joyed by about $50 old settlers and thei
families, and the evening was while
away In good old-fashioned style.